Microfabricated magnetic particles for applications to affinity binding
Ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic particles are used for selective separation of affinity bound partners in solution. The magnetic particles have large magnetic moments which can be made such that different strengths of magnetic moments and/or different magnetic field dependencies can be used to allow for separation of several affinity partners simultaneously.
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1. A liquid solution containing a plurality of discrete magnetic particles, each of the particles having a generally laminar shape and comprising:
- a first ferromagnetic layer having a moment oriented in a first direction;
- a second ferromagnetic layer having a moment oriented in a second direction generally antiparallel to said first direction; and;
- a nonmagnetic spacer layer located between and separating the first and second ferromagnetic layers, the thickness of the laminar-shaged particle being substantially the same as the total thickness of said layers making up the particle; and
- wherein the magnitude of the moment of the first ferromagnetic layer is substantially equal to the magnitude of the moment of the second ferromagnetic layer so that the particle has substantially zero net magnetic moment in the absence of an applied magnetic field.
2. The solution of discrete particles of claim 1 wherein each particle further comprises a first antiferromagnetic layer in contact with and exchange coupled with the first ferromagnetic layer for pinning the moment of the first ferromagnetic layer in said first direction.
3. The solution of discrete particles of claim 2 wherein each particle further comprises a second antiferromagnetic layer in contact with and exchange coupled with the second ferromagnetic layer for pinning the moment of the second ferromagnetic layer in said second direction.
4. The solution of discrete particles of claim 1 wherein each particle further comprises a layer of nonmagnetic material for providing the particle with a distinct color.
5. The solution of discrete particles of claim 4 wherein the nonmagnetic material for providing color in each of the particles is Cu.
6. A liquid solution containing a plurality of discrete magnetic particles, each of the particles having a generally laminar shape and comprising:
- a first ferromagnetic layer having a moment oriented in a first direction;
- a second ferromagnetic layer having a moment oriented in a direction substantially antiparallel to the moment of the first ferromagnetic layer; and
- a nonmagnetic spacer layer located between and separating the first and second ferromagnetic layers, the first and second ferromagnetic layers having moments of substantially the same magnitude, whereby the particle has substantially zero net magnetic moment in the absence of an applied magnetic field.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 16, 1998
Date of Patent: Aug 3, 1999
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY)
Inventor: Robert John Wilson (Cupertino, CA)
Primary Examiner: David A. Reifsnyder
Attorney: Thomas R. Berthold
Application Number: 9/153,985
International Classification: B01P 3506;
